Ahmedabad government schools await recruitment of over 300 teachers

The government on Wednesday released a list of taluka-wise numbers  of vacant seats of government teachers in Ahmedabad and Surat. 

As per reports, a total of 300 seats are yet to be filled by the teachers in primary and secondary schools in Ahmedabad.

Despite the government's recruitment of Gyan Sahayaks on an 11-month agreement, the vacancies are far from being filled.

Taluka-wise vacant seats in primary schools in Ahmedabad:

Daskroi: 132 

Sanand: 109 

Bavla: 61 

Dholka: 100 

Viramgam: 96

Detroj: 55 

Mandal: 43 

Dhandhuka: 51 

Dholera: 49

Taluka-wise vacant seats in government secondary schools:

Daskroi: 3 

Sanand: 10 

Bavla: 7 

Dholka: 9 

Viramgam: 8 

Detroj:1 

Mandal: 1 

Dhandhuka & Dholera: 4 government secondary schools each

According to the government, 126 Gyan Sahayak have been appointed on a contract basis in the Ahmedabad district. 

Currently, for government primary schools in the state, the recruitment process for a total of 13,852 Vidya Sahayak is in progress, including 5,000 for classes 1 to 5, a total of 7,000 for classes 6 to 8, and 1,852 for other mediums. 

For secondary schools, recruiting 1,200 vacant positions in the state was initiated by announcing the vacancies on October 10, 2024. 

The education department proposed recruitment of 2,750 and 3,250 vacant seats through Vidhya Sahayaks for 5,360 vacant seats 2-3 years ago.

Out of 2,750 seats, 1,852 were approved to be filled last year.

Regarding the process of filling 5,360 positions for primary schools from two to three years ago, 2,750 positions remain to be filled.

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